“No, she’ll come when she’s ready,” Alec levels as I mouth, yep, and ready or not, here I come. No turning back now. With one more deep breath, I noisily make the last of the hidden steps before rounding the corner and coming into view. I was planning to clear my throat to gather their attention. But Jace notices me first from where he’s sitting on the couch. His eyebrows raise, eyes wide as those dimples indent with his growing smile. “Oh, wow. That’s something.”
